India, April 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday again cautioned Republic TV and its editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, over the news channel's coverage of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) investigations into companies linked to industrialist Anil Ambani, stating that while court proceedings can be reported freely, defamatory "embellishments" should be avoided.

Speaking about the manner in which court proceedings should be reported, a single-judge bench of justice Arif Doctor said that the "way things are conveyed is crucial" and that there is a "fine line" between reporting and adding embellishments.

The court was hearing a defamation suit filed by Ambani against Republic TV and Goswami for linking him to the ED's ongoing investigat...